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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

I broke my old laptop and bought a similar one that came with the surprising touchscreen.

Tried to sell the old one for repair, but the highest bid I got was 70 euros

Decided to sell it in pieces, sold the NVME SSD, External battery, internal battery and french Azerty keyboard separately and they are all gone, I have got 78 euros and still have the screen and couple of other pieces for sale. So I am guessing I will end up going even and got my memory upgraded to 32GB and dual front camera and touchscreen as bonus.

It's amazing how happy people are buying them at "low cost" compared to new specially the guy who bought the international battery andi helped him replace the old one for free (got a cup of coffee for the work), he even sent me a tank you note after he left for family vacation with the my 2 old batteries that last about 6h on his laptop (compared to less than 2 that he was getting before.

And for me, I no longer feel bad about breaking my old computer:) I really wish the guy who bought the keyboard had a QWERTY keyboard so we could exchange. But his keyboard was German which is harder for me to use than the Azerty one I have right now.

#Recycle #Reuse #Laptop #France #Leboncoin

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

Bought 2 used solar panels for my apartment today.

The price was really cheap so I couldn't say no to itm going to set-up s system so they just sit by the wall for now (good for winter) and later on think of something more permanent.

They're 200W each and since they are a bit old I guess I might get something about 100-150W out of them in peak time. More than enough to power my hydroponic devices on the balcony.

#solarpanel #photovoltic #reuse #hyddoponics #antibes #France

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

Couldn't find a small sofa whtin my budget and can't carry the second hand ones 6 floor up, so made one from wood pallets and cushions I found in the recycling bin of our apartment complex.

Just need to add a few more wood on the back, sand it, paint it and have it ready to be my thrown in the coming weeks and months!

Total cost 6 euros for long screws.!

#Furniture #Recycle #Reuse #WoodPallets #DIY #France

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De FSFE helpt een “internet van mensen” te bouwen
De Free Software Foundation Europe is partner van het Next Generation Internet Zero-consortium, dat tot doel heeft een veerkrachtiger, betrouwbaarder en open internet te bouwen dat eindgebruikers in staat stelt controle te hebben over de technologie.
https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230425-01.nl.html
#Juridisch #Reuse #EuropeseUnie #FSFE #VrijeSoftware

De FSFE helpt een “internet van mensen” te bouwen - FSFE

De Free Software Foundation Europe is partner van het Next Generation Internet Zero-consortium, dat tot doel heeft een veerkrachtiger, betrouwbaarder en op...

faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

Turning an empty 2L juice box into a holder for plant seedlings.

The 2L juice boxes are pretty common in #Europe and #US and most of them come in similar shape to maximize shipping of them from distances.

I drink a #box every 3-4 weeks or so and had saved a few of them to see what I can do with them.

Decided to make a quick test to see if I can put 3 small plastic #containers that I use for growing plants into the and it was a good fit.

Marking 3 squares on the side of the box with the lid facing up in the size of the top inner section of the #plastic pots. Cut each square diagonally and bend up the triangles to fit the pot inside.

Because of their format, it is easy to add water to them and I keep the lid on to prevent mosquitoes and bugseti go in there.

It's not perfect, but it works to prepare the plants for their final home. And it doesn't cost anything. And when I am done, I cut and clean them before putting them in #recycling.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #ReUse

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

Another day, Another experiment trying to see what gives me the best hydroponic results growing Tiny Tim Cherry Tomatoes!

Used the last 2 water bottles I had saves. Glued their 2 caps together and made a big hole through the 2.

Painted the full 5L bottle with black paint and covered it with aluminum foil, made a hole on the side and solved in a USB water pump (from the many many items I had bought to bring to Ghana many years ago) and cut the other bottle's too 30% and screwed the 2 together.

The water pump is right now connected to power plug, and slowly pushes water up to the top that is filled with mix of 10% perlites and 90% vermiculite, covered on the top with clay balls.

The plant is one of the last surviving tiny Tim tomatoes I had and wasn't growing well inside the IKEA växer system for some reason.

So I will be testing this, and other system compare the taste, number of tomatoes produced and maybe the cost of fertilizer.

I just need my ass to sit down and write the code for ESP32 system to control all of these using solar panel or else it will be wires all over the place.

Not it's time to relax and enjoy the last beer I brought back from Sweden!

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #TinyTim #Tomatoes #DIY #Recycle #Reuse

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

It took a really long time, but they are finally starting to grow !

Cut top off because it was getting really tall and skinny, I was expecting it to start growing pretty quickly after removal but it took about 2 months for it to grow.

Now I will have to replace it from it's old 2L coca-cola bottle (from my last job) into a 5L one and maybe even sell them because I have too many right now.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #SelfWateribg #GrowYourOwn #Plants #Recycle #Reuse

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

I just realized these bottles make a great water bottle after they are empty. They are made out of metal and the top lid is good for a while before it breaks. A water bottle of that size are hard to find and pretty expensive.

#recycle #reuse #warerbottle

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

I was planning not to buy anything until the end of the month, but with €0.99 shipping on second hand items, I broke my plans.

Buying a lot of used items from the French site LebonCoin.fr now that the shipping is only 1 euro until the end of this weekend.

Have been waiting for this since Christmas holidays and don't want to miss it.

#France #Reuse #SecondHand #Bargain #Shopping